Asian stocks flat, euro slides on French election concerns

Asian stocks were listless early on Tuesday after Wall Street slipped on concerns about US President Donald Trump’s ability to focus on economic policies, while the euro slid on fears an anti-European Union candidate may be elected France’s next president.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, retaining most of its 0.36 percent gain from Monday.

Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 0.1 percent, driven lower by demand for the safe haven yen.